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No. 615,244. Patented Dec. 6, I898. H. A. BBOGNARD.

LAMP

(Application filed Feb. 21, 1898.)

(No Model.)

l-NVENTOR WITNESSES 6 ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY A. BROGNARD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO FELIX JELLENIK,TRUSTEE, OF SAME PLACE.

LAMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,244, dated December6, 1898.

Application filed February 21, 1898. Serial No. 671,022. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. BROG-NARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Lamps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in lamps in which the lens orglass front. of the reflector is held in place by a clip; and theobjects of my improvement are, first, to provide a simple clip, easilyremovable and adjustable, and, second, to provide a clip adapted toretain a lens or glass of any desired thickness in proper position. Iattain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is afront elevation of a lamp having areflector and lens with my improvement applied. Fig. 2 is a rear view ofthe lens portion of the lamp with my improvement applied; and Fig. 3 isa side elevation of a reflector, a part being broken away, showing myimprovement.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A indicates the body of the lamp; B, the reflector; G, the lens orglass, and D the clip.

The clip D is preferably made of wire bent into a substantiallysemicircular form following the lines of the circumference of thereflector and having at each end a shoulder E, from which projects ahorn F. In the rim of the reflector in front of the lens are twoperforations G G opposite each other and about midway between the topand bottom of the reflector. On the inner edge of the rim of thereflector is a lug H, which may be swaged,

as shown at I in Fig. 1, or may be welded or may be attached in anydesired manner. The clip D is put in place by springing the horns Fthrough the perforations G", so that the shoulders E engage theperforations,as shown, assisting in keeping the clip from falling outwhen off the lug. The middle portion of the clip is then pushed over thelug H, thus tightening the clip between the lug and the shoulder,preventing the same from becoming loosened, and pushing the horns firmlyagainst the lens or glass. In releasing the lens or glass the clip ispushed off the lug, thus throwing the horns forward and permitting thelens or glass to be removed. It is obvious that the putting in place andremoval of the lens is thus simplified, while the resiliency of the wirein the clip and horns adapts the same for use with a lens of anypracticable desired thickness.

WVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

A lens-clip for lamps consisting of wire bent into a substantiallysemicircular shape having a shoulder at each end with a horn on eachshoulder, said horns passing from the rear to the front of the reflectorthrough perforations on opposite sides of the rim, and .means forpressing the horns against the lens to hold the latter in position,substantially as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed the same, this 12th day ofFebruary, 1898, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HENRY A. BROGNARD.

Witnesses:

RAYMOND M. WALKER, THOMAS H. PATERSON.

